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72nil Year, No. 51 Freeport, N.Y. 11520
The Community Newspaper
Thursday, December 20, 2007 750
Roosevelt bailout approved by Senate
by Laura Schofer
State Senator Charles Fuschillo introduced legislation to provide SI4 million to the financially ailing Roosevelt School District last week.
On Thursday, December 13, the State Senate unanimously passed the legislation that will give $8 million to pay off the deficit and an additional S6 million for academic grants. The bill would also extend a $4 million adviiiollVSB^ aid for aaotber three years to 2011-2012.
An identical bill, sponsored bj Assemblywoman Earlene Hooper, is still before the state Assembly. It was unknown at press time whether the Assembly would be convening again this week to vote upon the bill.
Assemblywoman Hooper has been a vocal, ferv'ent supporter of provid­ing this amount of aid to the Roosevelt School District, one of the
poorest in Nassau County.
Efforts to work out a financial res­cue package have been under negotia­tion between the Assembly and the Senate for months. The Republican controlled Senate originally offered an S8 nullion deal.
Roosevelt has 2,900 school chil­dren in its school district. It is the only school system that was taken over by the state because of financial problems and low student perform­ance. V , —* :
Senator Fuschillo" told The Leader he is hopeful that this money "will bring back, financial stability to the district as well as educational excel­lence to the schools."
In October. Robert Wayne Harris was appointed as the new superintendent of schools for Roosevelt. Mr. Harris was an assistant superintendent at the Freeport Schools prior to his appoint­ment in Roosevelt.
Hub Bianco retires
The Village of Freeport, which maintains its own electrical generating capacity, recently announced the retirement of its superintendent of Electric Utilities, Hubert Bianco, and the conmmencement of a nationwide search for Mr. Bianco's replacenKnt.
With the installation in 2004 of two new gas turbine generators at its Power Plant 2 site, Freeport Electric is lead­ing the way in producing clean, safe, inexpensive power sufficient to meet the needs of its commercial and resi­dential customers, while contributing to the electricity supply of the region.
One of the two new generators is
owned and operated by the village, pro­ducing 47 megawatts of electric power, of which 10 megawatts is being sold to LIPA for 30 years, with the remaining available energy allocated first to Freeport ratepayers and then to the open market.
TTie second generator, producing 47 megawatts of power, is owned and operated by an outside developer, which is selling its electrical ou^ut to LBPA for distribution to its customers.
Mr. Bianco distinguished himself during his 15-year career at Freeport Electric with a number of innovative improvements and developments.
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LIAC honors Baldwin poets
LONG i^J\ND POEIS: The poems of ttiree Baldwin High School students were rec­ognized inthe Long Island Arts Council at Freeport's Celebration of Poetry Contest. Stephanie Gall^her vron first prize for "Wfe are the Fools," Marteni Pena won sec­ond prize for "Someday, Someday," and Christopher Reid received a merit award for "Speak Not to Me of Time But of Moments." Mamie Katzman of the Long Island Arts Council of Freeport cameto ttie high school last month to personally present certificates to the students. From left are Marnie Katzman from LIACF, Principal Susan Knors, Christopher Reid, Stephanie Gallagher, English Chairperson Benriadette Amone, Marieni Pena and Eriglish teacher Deidre McManus.
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S b.:..-^ii-^^^
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Roflrfay seasonf
FreeportBaldwinLeader.com
1111^2^ teORiALUBRARlf
FftttDO^t
72nil Year, No. 51 Freeport, N.Y. 11520
The Community Newspaper
Thursday, December 20, 2007 750
Roosevelt bailout approved by Senate
by Laura Schofer
State Senator Charles Fuschillo introduced legislation to provide SI4 million to the financially ailing Roosevelt School District last week.
On Thursday, December 13, the State Senate unanimously passed the legislation that will give $8 million to pay off the deficit and an additional S6 million for academic grants. The bill would also extend a $4 million adviiiollVSB^ aid for aaotber three years to 2011-2012.
An identical bill, sponsored bj Assemblywoman Earlene Hooper, is still before the state Assembly. It was unknown at press time whether the Assembly would be convening again this week to vote upon the bill.
Assemblywoman Hooper has been a vocal, ferv'ent supporter of provid­ing this amount of aid to the Roosevelt School District, one of the
poorest in Nassau County.
Efforts to work out a financial res­cue package have been under negotia­tion between the Assembly and the Senate for months. The Republican controlled Senate originally offered an S8 nullion deal.
Roosevelt has 2,900 school chil­dren in its school district. It is the only school system that was taken over by the state because of financial problems and low student perform­ance. V , —* :
Senator Fuschillo" told The Leader he is hopeful that this money "will bring back, financial stability to the district as well as educational excel­lence to the schools."
In October. Robert Wayne Harris was appointed as the new superintendent of schools for Roosevelt. Mr. Harris was an assistant superintendent at the Freeport Schools prior to his appoint­ment in Roosevelt.
Hub Bianco retires
The Village of Freeport, which maintains its own electrical generating capacity, recently announced the retirement of its superintendent of Electric Utilities, Hubert Bianco, and the conmmencement of a nationwide search for Mr. Bianco's replacenKnt.
With the installation in 2004 of two new gas turbine generators at its Power Plant 2 site, Freeport Electric is lead­ing the way in producing clean, safe, inexpensive power sufficient to meet the needs of its commercial and resi­dential customers, while contributing to the electricity supply of the region.
One of the two new generators is
owned and operated by the village, pro­ducing 47 megawatts of electric power, of which 10 megawatts is being sold to LIPA for 30 years, with the remaining available energy allocated first to Freeport ratepayers and then to the open market.
TTie second generator, producing 47 megawatts of power, is owned and operated by an outside developer, which is selling its electrical ou^ut to LBPA for distribution to its customers.
Mr. Bianco distinguished himself during his 15-year career at Freeport Electric with a number of innovative improvements and developments.
H
Freeport Board OK's storm vrat^ law
pages
H
FHS Challenge Day
page 7
LIAC honors Baldwin poets
LONG i^J\ND POEIS: The poems of ttiree Baldwin High School students were rec­ognized inthe Long Island Arts Council at Freeport's Celebration of Poetry Contest. Stephanie Gall^her vron first prize for "Wfe are the Fools," Marteni Pena won sec­ond prize for "Someday, Someday," and Christopher Reid received a merit award for "Speak Not to Me of Time But of Moments." Mamie Katzman of the Long Island Arts Council of Freeport cameto ttie high school last month to personally present certificates to the students. From left are Marnie Katzman from LIACF, Principal Susan Knors, Christopher Reid, Stephanie Gallagher, English Chairperson Benriadette Amone, Marieni Pena and Eriglish teacher Deidre McManus.
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Baldvidn sdHxri board news
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Roosevelt school site remediation
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